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Karl Pomeroy Harrington was professor of Latin and director of the glee club at the
University of North Carolina, 1891-1899. The collection includes two songs and recollections of life in Chapel Hill, N.C.,
all by Karl P. Harrington; a copyright certificate, 15 June 1897, for "The Song of the A. B." (music by Harrington); and a letter about Harrington. The songs are "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup "(handwritten; music by Harrington, 1893), and "Psi U Choral "(published; music by Harrington, undated). The recollections constitute a chapter
of Harrington's autobiography.

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[Identification of item], in the Karl Pomeroy Harrington Papers, #3763-z, Southern
Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Received from Mabel (Mrs. George R.) Potter of Cambridge, Mass., November 1966.

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A copy of the original finding aid for this collection is filed in folder 1.

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Karl Pomeroy Harrington (1861-1953) was professor of Latin and director of the glee
club at the University of North Carolina, 1891-1899. Harrington was a graduate of
Wesleyan University (class of 1882) and served on the faculty there from 1905 until
his retirement in 1929.

The collection includes two songs and recollections of life in Chapel Hill, N.C.,
all by Karl P. Harrington; a copyright certificate, 15 June 1897, for "The Song of the A. B." (music by Harrington); and a letter about Harrington. The songs are "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" (handwritten; music by Harrington, 1893), and "Psi U Choral "(published; music by Harrington, undated). The recollections constitute a chapter
of Harrington's autobiography,
Karl Pomeroy Harrington: the Autobiography of a Versatile and Vigorous Professor.